Back porch plinkers

[bandit1250]

After looking at some pump up low priced models and looking at reviews on the internet I decided to get a rifle and a handgun. I decided on two Crosman models. The rifle is the Crosman 2100 Classic in 177 cal. My wife and I went in Dunham's and it was priced at $79.95. They only had one in stock and was not out on display. The guy at the counter couldn't get the big copper staples out because he said they can't carry a Leatherman tool or anything like that. So he finally got them out and it looked good from what I could see. We went up front to pay for it and the girl at the counter rang up $59.95 and tax. I said to her it is $79.95. She then told us she used a 25% off coupon that a previous customer didn't want. I thought this is our lucky day. My wife got me this one and I already had pellets at home so I was good to go. Then we went to Walmart to pick up a few groceries and I saw the hand gun in the sporting goods while she shopped. I already had shot my brothers and knew I liked it so I bought the model 1377. $50 for this one. After cleaning the rifle barrel of the grease they put in them I shot a few shots and adjusted the open sights which are not very good sights. I put a Marlin 39A sight elevator in it with smaller graduations on the notches to get it on and it shot well enough to hit empty 20 and 12 ga. hulls at 22 yds. After a little break in I then oiled it and right away I could tell a difference in power. I now have a red dot scope on it and really like how it shoots with it over the crude open sights. Now I can hit the base end of the hulls with consistency at 22 yds. Haven't had a chance to shoot the pistol much yet. It is much easier to load than the rifle. I actually shortened the short part of a Allen wrench that fits in the rear of my pellets to load the rifle and it works very well and avoids the pellet trying to go in backwards. I hope to shoot the pistol one evening this week. This Crosman pistol is almost the 10/22 of pump up pistols with the custom after market stuff out there for it. Optional grips and stocks and triggers and just on and on for a real custom build. Even can get barrels by Walther. I may order a 1322 from Pyramid Air to have a 22 cal. Here is a picture of both.

[CT_Shooter]

I own a Crossman 2100 Classic, too. I bought it several years ago. I "harvested" a woodchuck in my backyard with mine just last week. It dropped, then crawled underneath my ground level deck to die and I literally had to fish its carcass out using a long boat pole and a large treble hook.

Thanks for the great tip about using a modified allen wrench to seat the pellets.

[White Squirrel]

Nice pellet guns, bandit.

I have a couple of handguns, but I need to add a rifle.

[daytime dave]

Those are two real classic air guns. I have seen a few classic rifles with real wood furniture. I wish I had bought one. I'm thinking about one, but have other things higher on the list.

I'm glad to see you went with Crosman. They are a great company.

[Henry88]

Some classics right there. I had that pistol but gave it to my nephew 20 years ago.

My BIL has the same 1377. His son (another nephew), who could break a lead fishing sinker, stripped the rear sight height adjustment, so it fell out. The housing the adjustment screw is threaded into is plastic, so easy does it with that one......

Have been looking for other options, but a small red dot might be the solution for the 1377?

[RetiredSeabee]

I have the same pistol It is a great little shooter. Just be careful not to pinch your finger when pumping it. I did a modification on the trigger spring. Made a world of difference, basically just compressing the spring to make it shorter.

[bandit1250]

I gave the Crosman 2100 a pretty good work out yesterday. Well maybe it was the other way around. I started shooting with the red dot on it and sighted it on at 22 yds. I then got out a big bag of shot shell hulls and started shooting with out taking to many breaks. I was here alone while the wife was working and I paid no attention to the time. Then I started to really feel my left arm and shoulder was getting a little tired. So I thought maybe I have had enough for a while so I went and retrieved the shot shell hulls that were all over the yard. It sent a few in the high grass that I didn't get. So while relaxing for a while I thought I would count how many pellets were left in the new can of 250 I started with. Well that explained the tired shoulder and arm. I had 75 left.

[RetiredSeabee]

They are a workout. Time to start swapping pumping from one arm to the other.

[bandit1250]

They are a workout. Time to start swapping pumping from one arm to the other.

I am right handed but I can't bat a base ball right handed and can't run a tiller steer boat right handed and also I have a hard time pumping a air rifle or pistol right handed. Don't have an answer or a cure. I do shoot right hand but I can shoot left but not as well as my younger brother who is left handed but shoots equal with his right.

[daytime dave]

After pumping, stop and take a break before shooting. It will calm your finer muscles enough to do a good job of trigger control.